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Horace Walpole
The Castle of Otranto. A Gothic Story
Horace Walpole
Preface To The First Edition
Preface To The Second Edition
SONNET. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE. LADY MARY COKE
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
William Thomas Beckford
Vathek
An Arabian Tale
William Beckford
Vathek
Notes
Eliza Parsons
The Castle of Wolfenbach. 1793
Volume One
Volume Two
William Godwin
Caleb Williams. Or Things As They Are
Dramatis Personae
Preface
By The Author
Author's Latest Preface
Preface To The First Edition
Volume The First
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Volume The Second
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
Chapter XIV
Volume The Third
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
Chapter XIV
Chapter XV
Postscript
Ann Radcliffe
The Mysteries of Udolpho
Volume I
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
Volume II
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Volume III
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
Volume IV
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
Chapter XIV
Chapter XV
Chapter XVI
Chapter XVII
Chapter XVIII
Chapter XIX
Footnotes. Volume I
Volume III
Volume IV
The Italian. or the Confessional of the Black Penitents. A Romance
Introduction
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
Chapter XIV
Chapter XV
Chapter XVI
Chapter XVII
Chapter XVIII
Chapter XIX
Chapter XX
Chapter XXI
Chapter XXII
Chapter XXIII
Chapter XXIV
Chapter XXV
Chapter XXVI
Chapter XXVII
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter XXIX
Chapter XXX
Chapter XXXI
Chapter XXXII
Chapter XXXIII
Matthew Gregory Lewis
The Monk. A Romance
Preface
Imitation Of Horace Ep. 20.—B. 1
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Volume I
Chapter I
THE GYPSY'S SONG
THE GYPSY
THE GYPSY
THE GYPSY
THE GYPSY
Chapter II
INSCRIPTION IN AN HERMITAGE
DURANDARTE AND BELERMA
Chapter III
HISTORY OF DON RAYMOND, MARQUIS DE LAS CISTERNAS
Volume II
Chapter I
Chapter II
LOVE AND AGE
THE EXILE
Chapter III
MIDNIGHT HYMN
Chapter IV
Volume III
Chapter I
THE WATER-KING. A DANISH BALLAD
SERENADE
Chapter II
ALONZO THE BRAVE, AND FAIR IMOGINE
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Conclusion of the History of Agnes de Medina
Chapter V
Charles Brockden Brown
Wieland. An American Tale
Preface
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
Chapter XIV
Chapter XV
Chapter XVI
Chapter XVII
Chapter XVIII
Chapter XIX
Chapter XX
Chapter XXI
Chapter XXII
Chapter XXIII
Chapter XXIV
Chapter XXV
Chapter XXVI
Chapter XXVII
Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey
Biographical Notice Of The Author
Postscript
ADVERTISEMENT, BY THE AUTHORESS, TO NORTHANGER ABBEY
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
Chapter XIV
Chapter XV
Chapter XVI
Chapter XVII
Chapter XVIII
Chapter XIX
Chapter XX
Chapter XXI
Chapter XXII
Chapter XXIII
Chapter XXIV
Chapter XXV
Chapter XXVI
Chapter XXVII
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter XXIX
Chapter XXX
Chapter XXXI
Mary Shelley
Frankenstein (Original 1818 Edition)
Preface
Volume One
Letter One
Letter Two
Letter Three
Letter Four
TO MRS. SAVILLE, ENGLAND
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Volume Two
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Volume Three
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Walton In Continuation
Eleanor Sleath
The Orphan of the Rhine
Volume 1
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Volume 2
Chapter 1
THE STORY OF LA ROQUE
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Volume 3
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Volume 4
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Thomas Love Peacock
Nightmare Abbey
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
Chapter XIV
Chapter XV
Footnotes
Edgar Allan Poe
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Cask of Amontillado
The Masque of the Red Death
The Black Cat
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
John William Polidori
The Vampyre. A Tale
Extract Of A Letter. From Geneva
Introduction
The Vampyre
Extract Of A Letter, Containing An Account Of Lord Byron's Residence In The Island Of Mitylene
Account Of Lord Byron's Residence, &c
Washington Irving
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Charles Robert Maturin
Melmoth the Wanderer. A Tale. 1820
Preface
Volume I
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Tale of the Spaniard
Volume II
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Volume III
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
Chapter XIV
Tale of the Indians
Chapter XV
Chapter XVI
Chapter XVII
Chapter XVIII
Chapter XIX
Chapter XX
Chapter XXI
Chapter XXII
Volume IV
Chapter XXIII
Chapter XXIV
Chapter XXV
Chapter XXVI
The Tale of Guzman's Family
Chapter XXVII
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter XXIX
The Lovers' Tale
Chapter XXX
Chapter XXXI
Chapter XXXII
Chapter XXXIII
Chapter XXXIV
Chapter XXXV
Chapter XXXVI
Chapter XXXVII
Chapter XXXVIII
The Wanderer's Dream
Chapter XXXIX
James Hogg
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
The Editor’s Narrative
Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Sinner
End of the Memoir
Victor Hugo
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. Translated by Isabel F. Hapgood
Preface
Book First
Chapter 1. The Grand Hall
Chapter 2. Pierre Gringoire
Chapter 3. Monsieur the Cardinal
Chapter 4. Master Jacques Coppenole
Chapter 5. Quasimodo
Chapter 6. Esmeralda
Book Second
Chapter 1. From Charybdis to Scylla
Chapter 2. The Place De Greve
Chapter 3. Kisses for Blows
Chapter 4. The Inconveniences of Following a Pretty Woman Through the Streets in the Evening
Chapter 5. Result of the Dangers
Chapter 6. The Broken Jug
Chapter 7. A Bridal Night
Book Third
Chapter 1. Notre-Dame
Chapter 2. A Bird’s-Eye View of Paris
Book Fourth
Chapter 1. Good Souls
Chapter 2. Claude Frollo
Chapter 3. Immanis Pecoris Custos, Immanior Ipse
Chapter 4. The Dog and His Master
Chapter 5. More About Claude Frollo
Chapter 6. Unpopularity
Book Fifth
Chapter 1. Abbas Beati Martini
Chapter 2. This Will Kill that
Book Sixth
Chapter 1. An Impartial Glance at the Ancient Magistracy
Chapter 2. History of a Leavened Cake of Maize
Chapter 3. A Tear for a Drop of Water
Chapter 4. End of the Story of the Cake
Book Seventh
Chapter 1. The Danger of Confiding One’s Secret to a Goat
Chapter 2. A Priest and a Philosopher are Two Different Things
Chapter 3. The Bells
Chapter 4. ΑΝΑΓΚΗ
Chapter 5. The Two Men Clothed in Black
Chapter 6. The Effect which Seven Oaths in the Open Air Can Produce
Chapter 7. The Mysterious Monk
Chapter 8. The Utility of Windows which Open on the River
Book Eighth
Chapter 1. The Crown Changed into a Dry Leaf
Chapter 2. Continuation of the Crown which was Changed into a Dry Leaf
Chapter 3. End of the Crown which was Turned into a Dry Leaf
Chapter 4. Lasciate Ogni Speranza — Leave All Hope Behind, Ye who Enter Here
Chapter 5. The Mother
Chapter 6. Three Human Hearts Differently Constructed
Book Ninth
Chapter 1. Delirium
Chapter 2. Hunchbacked, One Eyed, Lame
Chapter 3. Deaf
Chapter 4. Earthenware and Crystal
Chapter 5. The Key to the Red Door
Chapter 6. Continuation of the Key to the Red Door
Book Tenth
Chapter 1. Gringoire has Many Good Ideas in Succession. — Rue Des Bernardins
Chapter 2. Turn Vagabond
Chapter 3. Long Live Mirth
Chapter 4. An Awkward Friend
Chapter 5. The Retreat in which Monsieur Louis of France Says His Prayers
Chapter 6. Little Sword in Pocket
Chapter 7. Chateaupers to the Rescue
Book Eleventh
Chapter 1. The Little Shoe
Chapter 2. The Beautiful Creature Clad in White. (Dante.)
Chapter 3. The Marriage of Phoebus
Chapter 4. The Marriage of Quasimodo
Note
Added to the Definitive Edition
Frederick Marryat
The Phantom Ship
Prefatory Note
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
Chapter XIV
Chapter XV
Chapter XVI
Chapter XVII
Chapter XVIII
Chapter XIX
Chapter XX
Chapter XXI
Chapter XXII
Chapter XXIII
Chapter XXIV
Chapter XXV
Chapter XXVI
Chapter XXVII
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter XXIX
Chapter XXX
Chapter XXXI
Chapter XXXII
Chapter XXXIII
Chapter XXXIV
Chapter XXXV
Chapter XXXVI
Chapter XXXVII
Chapter XXXVIII
Chapter XXXIX
Chapter XL
Chapter XLI
Chapter XLII
Nikolai Gogol
St, John’s Eve
(RELATED BY THE SACRISTAN OF THE DIKANKA CHURCH)
ST. JOHN'S EVE
The Viy
I
II
The Mysterious Portrait
Part I
Part II
Bram Stoker
Dracula
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
Chapter XIV
Chapter XV
Chapter XVI
Chapter XVII
Chapter XVIII
Chapter XIX
Chapter XX
Chapter XXI
Chapter XXII
Chapter XXIII
Chapter XXIV
Chapter XXV
Chapter XXVI
Chapter XXVII
The Jewel of Seven Stars (Original 1903 Edition)
Chapter I. A Summons in the Night
Chapter II. Strange Instructions
Chapter III. The Watchers
Chapter IV. The Second Attempt
Chapter V. More Strange Instructions
Chapter VI. Suspicions
Chapter VII. The Traveller's Loss
Chapter VIII. The Finding of the Lamps
Chapter IX. The Need of Knowledge
Chapter X. The Valley of the Sorcerer
Chapter XI. A Queen's Tomb
Chapter XII. The Magic Coffer
Chapter XIII. Awaking From the Trance
Chapter XIV. The Birth-Mark
Chapter XV. The Purpose of Queen Tera
Chapter XVI. Powers--Old and New
Chapter XVII. The Cavern
Chapter XVIII. Doubts and Fears
Chapter XIX. The Lesson of the "Ka"
Chapter XX. The Great Experiment
Emily Brontë
Wuthering Heights
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
Chapter XIV
Chapter XV
Chapter XVI
Chapter XVII
Chapter XVIII
Chapter XIX
Chapter XX
Chapter XXI
Chapter XXII
Chapter XXIII
Chapter XXIV
Chapter XXV
Chapter XXVI
Chapter XXVII
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter XXIX
Chapter XXX
Chapter XXXI
Chapter XXXII
Chapter XXXIII
Chapter XXXIV
James Malcolm Rymer and Thomas Peckett Prest
The String of Pearls; or, Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
I. The Strange Customer at Sweeney Todd's
II. The Spectacle Maker's Daughter
III. The Dog and the Heat
IV. The Pie-Shop in Bell Yard
V. The Meeting in the Temple
VI. The Conference, and the Fearful Narration in the Garden
VII. The Barber and the Lapidiary
VIII. The Thieves' Home
IX. Johanna At Home, and the Resolution
X. The Colonel and His Friend
XI. The Stranger at Lovett's
XII. The Resolution Come To By Johanna Oakley
XIII. Johanna's Interview with Arabella Wilmot, and the Advice
XIV. Tobias's Threat, and Its Consequences
XV. The Second Interview Between Johanna and the Colonel in the Temple Gardens
XVI. The Barber Makes Another Attempt To Sell the String of Pearls
XVII. The Great Change in the Prospects for Sweeney Todd
XVIII. Tobias's Adventures During the Absence of Sweeney Todd
XIX. The Strange Odour in St. Dunstan's Church
XX. Sweeney Todd's Proceedings Consequent Upon the Departure of Tobias
XXI. The Misadventure of Tobias: The Madhouse on Peckham Rye
XXII. The Madhouse Cell
XXIII. The New Cook of Mrs. Lovett Gets Tired of His Situation
XXIV. The Night at the Madhouse
XXV. Mr. Fogg's Story at the Madhouse
XXVI. Colonel Jeffrey Makes Another Effort to Come at Sweeney Todd's Secret
XXVII. Tobias Makes an Attempt to Escape From the Madhouse
XXVIII. The Madhouse Yard, and Tobias's New Friend
XXIX. The Consultation of Colonel Jeffrey With the Magistrate
XXX. Tobias's Escape From Mr. Fogg's Establishment
XXXI. The Rapid Journey of Tobias to London
XXXII. The Announcement in Sweeney Todd's Window, Johanna Oakley's Adventure
XXXIII. Discoveries in the Vaults of St. Dunstan's
XXXIV. Johanna Alone, the Secret, Mr. Todd's Suspicions, the Mysterious Letter
XXXV. Sweeney Todd Commences Clearing the Road to Retirement
XXXVI. The Last Batch of Delicious Pies
XXXVII. The Prisoner's Plan of Escape From the Pies
XXXVIII. Sweeney Todd Shaves a Good Customer. The Arrest
XXXIX. The Conclusion
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The House of the Seven Gables
Introductory Note
Preface
I. The Old Pyncheon Family
II. The Little Shop-Window
III. The First Customer
IV. A Day Behind the Counter
V. May and November
VI. Maule’s Well
VII. The Guest
VIII. The Pyncheon of To-day
IX. Clifford and Phoebe
X. The Pyncheon Garden
XI. The Arched Window
XII. The Daguerreotypist
XIII. Alice Pyncheon
XIV. Phoebe’s Good-Bye
XV. The Scowl and Smile
XVI. Clifford’s Chamber
XVII. The Flight of Two Owls
XVIII. Governor Pyncheon
XIX. Alice’s Posies
XX. The Flower of Eden
XXI. The Departure
Rappaccini's Daughter
The Birth Mark
George Eliot
The Lifted Veil
Chapter I
Chapter II
Wilkie Collins
The Woman in White
First Epoch
The Story Begun by Walter Hartright
The Story Continued by Vincent Gilmore
The Story Continued by Marian Halcombe
The Second Epoch
The Story Continued by Marian Halcombe
The Story Continued by Frederick Fairlie, Esq., of Limmeridge House
The Story Continued by Eliza Michelson
The Story Continued in Several Narratives
The Third Epoch
The Story Continued by Walter Hartright
The Story Continued by Mrs. Catherick
The Story Continued by Walter Hartright
The Story Continued by Isidor, Ottavio, Baldassare Fosco
The Story Concluded by Walter Hartright
Robert Louis Stevenson
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Story of the Door
Search for Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll was Quite at Ease
The Carew Murder Case
Incident of the Letter
Incident of Dr. Lanyon
Incident at the Window
The Last Night
Dr. Lanyon’s Narrative
Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case
Charles Dickens
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Unfinished)
Chapter I. The Dawn
Chapter II. A Dean, and a Chapter Also
Chapter III. The Nuns’ House
Chapter IV. Mr. Sapsea
Chapter V. Mr. Durdles and Friend
Chapter VI. Philanthropy in Minor Canon Corner
Chapter VII. More Confidences than One
Chapter VIII. Daggers Drawn
Chapter IX. Birds in the Bush
Chapter X. Smoothing the Way
Chapter XI. A Picture and a Ring
Chapter XII. A Night with Durdles
Chapter XIII. Both at Their Best
Chapter XIV. When Shall These Three Meet Again?
Chapter XV. Impeached
Chapter XVI. Devoted
Chapter XVII. Philanthropy, Professional and Unprofessional
Chapter XVIII. A Settler in Cloisterham
Chapter XIX. Shadow on the Sun-dial
Chapter XX. A Flight
Chapter XXI. A Recognition
Chapter XXII. A Gritty State of Things Comes on
Chapter XXIII. The Dawn Again
Appendix: Fragment of “The Mystery of Edwin Drood”
I. How Mr. Sapsea Ceased to be a Member of the Eight Club told by himself
II
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Carmilla
Prologue
Chapter 1. An Early Fright
Chapter 2. A Guest
Chapter 3. We Compare Notes
Chapter 4. Her Habits — A Saunter
Chapter 5. A Wonderful Likeness
Chapter 6. A Very Strange Agony
Chapter 7. Descending
Chapter 8. Search
Chapter 9. The Doctor
Chapter 10. Bereaved
Chapter 11. The Story
Chapter 12. A Petition
Chapter 13. The Woodman
Chapter 14. The Meeting
Chapter 15. Ordeal and Execution
Conclusion
Uncle Silas
Chapter 1. Austin Ruthyn, of Knowl, and His Daughter
Chapter 2. Uncle Silas
Chapter 3. A New Face
Chapter 4. Madame De La Rougierre
Chapter 5. Sights and Noises
Chapter 6. A Walk in the Wood
Chapter 7. Church Scarsdale
Chapter 7. The Smoker
Chapter 9. Monica Knollys
Chapter 10. Lady Knollys Removes a Coverlet
Chapter 11. Lady Knollys Sees the Features
Chapter 12. A Curious Conversation
Chapter 13. Before and After Breakfast
Chapter 14. Angry Words
Chapter 15. A Warning
Chapter 16. Doctor Bryerly Looks in
Chapter 17. An Adventure
Chapter 18. A Midnight Visitor
Chapter 19. Au Revoir
Chapter 20. Austin Ruthyn Sets Out on His Journey
Chapter 21. Arrivals
Chapter 22. Somebody in the Room with the Coffin
Chapter 23. I Talk with Doctor Bryerly
Chapter 24. The Opening of the Will
Chapter 25. I Hear from Uncle Silas
Chapter 26. The Story of Uncle Silas
Chapter 27. More About Tom Clarke’s Suicide
Chapter 28. I Am Persuaded
Chapter 29. How the Ambassador Fared
Chapter 30. On the Road
Chapter 31. Bartram-Haugh
Chapter 32. Uncle Silas
Chapter 33. The Windmill Wood
Chapter 34. Zamiel
Chapter 35. We Visit a Room in the Second Storey
Chapter 36. An Arrival at Dead of Night
Chapter 37. Doctor Bryerly Emerges
Chapter 38. A Midnight Departure
Chapter 39. Cousin Monica and Uncle Silas Meet
Chapter 40. In which I Make Another Cousin’s Acquaintance
Chapter 41. My Cousin Dudley
Chapter 42. Elverston and its People
Chapter 43. News at Bartram Gate
Chapter 44. A Friend Arises
Chapter 45. A Chapter-Full of Lovers
Chapter 46. The Rivals
Chapter 47. Doctor Bryerly Reappears
Chapter 48. Question and Answer
Chapter 49. An Apparition
Chapter 50. Milly’s Farewell
Chapter 51. Sarah Matilda Comes to Light
Chapter 52. The Picture of a Wolf
Chapter 53. An Odd Proposal
Chapter 54. In Search of Mr. Clarke’s Skeleton
Chapter 55. The Foot of Hercules
Chapter 56. I Conspire
Chapter 57. The Letter
Chapter 58. Lady Knollys’ Carriage
Chapter 59. A Sudden Departure
Chapter 60. The Journey
Chapter 61. Our Bed-Chamber
Chapter 62. A Well-Known Face Looks in
Chapter 63. Spiced Claret
Chapter 64. The Hour of Death
Chapter 65. In the Oak Parlour
Conclusion
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Hound of the Baskervilles
I. Mr. Sherlock Holmes
II. The Curse of the Baskervilles
III. The Problem
IV. Sir Henry Baskerville
V. Three Broken Threads
VI. Baskerville Hall
VII. The Stapletons of Merripit House
VIII. First Report of Dr. Watson
IX. The Light Upon the Moor
(SECOND REPORT OF DR. WATSON)
X. Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson
XI. The Man on the Tor
XII. Death on the Moor
XIII. Fixing The Nets
XIV. The Hound of the Baskervilles
XV. A Retrospection
Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Original & Revised Edition)
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Original 1890 Uncensored Edition)
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Expanded & Revised 1891 Edition)
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
Chapter XIV
Chapter XV
Chapter XVI
Chapter XVII
Chapter XVIII
Chapter XIX
Chapter XX
Guy de Maupassant
The Horla
Anna Katharine Green
The Forsaken Inn
Part I
Chapter I. The Oak Parlor
Chapter II. Burritt
Chapter III. A Fearful Discovery
Chapter IV. Questions and Answers
Chapter V. An Interim of Suspense
Part II. An Old Albany Romance
Chapter VI. The Recluse
Chapter VII. Two Women
Chapter VIII. A Sudden Betrothal
Chapter IX. Marah
Chapter X. At the Foot of the Stairs
Chapter XI. Honora
Chapter XII. Edwin Urquhart
Chapter XIII. Before the Wedding
Chapter XIV. A Cassandra at the Gate
Chapter XV. The Catastrophe
Chapter XVI. A Dream Ended
Part III. Retribution
Chapter XVII. Strange Guests
Chapter XVIII. Mrs. Truax Talks
Chapter XIX. In the Halls at Midnight
Chapter XX. The Stone in the Garden
Chapter XXI. In the Oak Parlor
Chapter XXII. A Surprise for Honora
Chapter XXIII. In the Secret Chamber
Chapter XXIV. The Marquis
Chapter XXV. Mark Felt
Chapter XXVI. For the Last Time
Chapter XXVII. A Last Word
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The Yellow Wallpaper
1901
Arthur Machen
The Great God Pan
I. The Experiment
II. Mr. Clarke's Memoirs
III. The City of Resurrections
IV. The Discovery in Paul Street
V. The Letter of Advice
VI. The Suicides
VII. The Encounter in Soho
VIII. The Fragments
George MacDonald
Lilith
Chapter I. The Library
Chapter II. The Mirror
Chapter III. The Raven
Chapter IV. Somewhere Or Nowhere?
Chapter V. The Old Church
Chapter VI. The Sexton's Cottage
Chapter VII. The Cemetery
Chapter VIII. My Father's Manuscript
Chapter IX. I Repent
Chapter X. The Bad Burrow
Chapter XI. The Evil Wood
Chapter XII. Friends And Foes
Chapter XIII. The Little Ones
Chapter XIV. A Crisis
Chapter XV. A Strange Hostess
Chapter XVI. A Gruesome Dance
Chapter XVII. A Grotesque Tragedy
Chapter XVIII. Dead Or Alive?
Chapter XIX. The White Leech
Chapter XX. Gone!—But How?
Chapter XXI. The Fugitive Mother
Chapter XXII. Bulika
Chapter XXIII. A Woman Of Bulika
Chapter XXIV. The White Leopardess
Chapter XXV. The Princess
Chapter XXVI. A Battle Royal
Chapter XXVII. The Silent Fountain
Chapter XXVIII. I Am Silenced
Chapter XXIX. The Persian Cat
Chapter XXX. Adam Explains
Chapter XXXI. The Sexton's Old Horse
Chapter XXXII. The Lovers And The Bags
Chapter XXXIII. Lona's Narrative
Chapter XXXIV. Preparation
Chapter XXXV. The Little Ones In Bulika
Chapter XXXVI. Mother And Daughter
Chapter XXXVII. The Shadow
Chapter XXXVIII. To The House Of Bitterness
Chapter XXXIX. That Night
Chapter XL. The House Of Death
Chapter XLI. I Am Sent
Then I turned and said to Eve
Chapter XLII. I Sleep The Sleep
Chapter XLIII. The Dreams That Came
Chapter XLIV. The Waking
Chapter XLV. The Journey Home
Chapter XLVI. The City
Chapter XLVII. The "Endless Ending"
John Meade Falkner
The Lost Stradivarius. 1895
Miss Sophia Maltravers' Story. Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
Chapter XIV
Chapter XV
Mr. Gaskell's Note
H. G. Wells
The Island of Doctor Moreau
Introduction
Chapter 1. In The Dinghy Of The Lady Vain
Chapter 2. The Man Who Was Going Nowhere
Chapter 3. The Strange Face
Chapter 4. At The Schooner’s Rail
Chapter 5. The Landing On The Island
Chapter 6. The Evil-Looking Boatmen
Chapter 7. The Locked Door
Chapter 8. The Crying Of The Puma
Chapter 9. The Thing In The Forest
Chapter 10. The Crying Of The Man
Chapter 11. The Hunting Of The Man
Chapter 12. The Sayers Of The Law
Chapter 13. A Parley
Chapter 14. Doctor Moreau Explains
Chapter 15. Concerning The Beast Folk
Chapter 16. How The Beast Folk Tasted Blood
Chapter 17. A Catastrophe
Chapter 18. The Finding Of Moreau
Chapter 19. Montgomery’s `Bank Holiday’
Chapter 20. Alone With The Beast Folk
Chapter 21. The Reversion Of The Beast Folk
Chapter 22. The Man Alone
Richard Marsh
The Beetle
Book I. The House with the Open Window
Chapter I. Outside
Chapter II. Inside
Chapter III. The Man In The Bed
Chapter IV. A Lonely Vigil
Chapter V. An Instruction To Commit Burglary
Chapter VI. A Singular Felony
Chapter VII. The Great Paul Lessingham
Chapter VIII. The Man In The Street
Chapter IX. The Contents Of The Packet
Book II. The Haunted Man
Chapter X. Rejected
Chapter XI. A Midnight Episode
Chapter XII. A Morning Visitor
Chapter XIII. The Picture
Chapter XIV. The Duchess' Ball
Chapter XV. Mr Lessingham Speaks
Chapter XVI. Atherton's Magic Vapour
Chapter XVII. Magic? — Or Miracle?
Chapter XVIII. The Apotheosis Of The Beetle
Chapter XIX. The Lady Rages
Chapter XX. A Heavy Father
Chapter XXI. The Terror In The Night
Chapter XXII. The Haunted Man
Book III. The Terror by Night and the Terror by Day
Chapter XXIII. The Way He Told Her
Chapter XXIV. A Woman's View
Chapter XXV. The Man In The Street
Chapter XXVI. A Father's No
Chapter XXVII. The Terror By Night
Chapter XXVIII. The Strange Story Of The Man In The Street
Chapter XXIX. The House On The Road From The Workhouse
Chapter XXX. The Singular Behaviour Of Mr Holt
Chapter XXXI. The Terror By Day
Book IV. In Pursuit
Chapter XXXII. A New Client
Chapter XXXIII. What Came Of Looking Through A Lattice
Chapter XXXIV. After Twenty Years
Chapter XXXV. A Bringer Of Tidings
Chapter XXXVI. What The Tidings Were
Chapter XXXVII. What Was Hidden Under The Floor
Chapter XXXVIII. The Rest Of The Find
Chapter XXXIX. Miss Louisa Coleman
Chapter XL. What Miss Coleman Saw Through The Window
Chapter XLI. The Constable, — His Clue, — And The Cab
Chapter XLII. The Quarry Doubles
Chapter XLIII. The Murder At Mrs 'enderson's
Chapter XLIV. The Man Who Was Murdered
Chapter XLV. All That Mrs 'Enderson Knew
Chapter XLVI. The Sudden Stopping
Chapter XLVII. The Contents Of The Third-Class Carriage
Chapter XLVIII. The Conclusion Of The Matter
Henry James
The Turn of the Screw
W. W. Jacobs
The Monkey's Paw
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Robert Hugh Benson
The Necromancers
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Chapter II
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Chapter III
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Chapter IV
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Chapter V
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Chapter VI
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Chapter VII
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Chapter VIII
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Chapter IX
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Chapter X
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Chapter XI
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Chapter XII
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Chapter XIII
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Chapter XIV
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Chapter XV
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Chapter XVI
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Chapter XVII
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Epilogue
Gaston Leroux
The Phantom of the Opera
Prologue
Chapter I. Is it the Ghost?
Chapter II. The New Margarita
Chapter III. The Mysterious Reason
Chapter IV. Box Five
Chapter V. The Enchanted Violin
Chapter VI. A Visit to Box Five
Chapter VII. Faust and What Followed
Chapter VIII. The Mysterious Brougham
Chapter IX. At the Masked Ball
Chapter X. Forget the Name of the Man's Voice
Chapter XI. Above the Trap-Doors
Chapter XII. Apollo's Lyre
Chapter XIII. A Master-Stroke of the Trap-Door Lover
Chapter XIV. The Singular Attitude of a Safety-Pin
Chapter XV. Christine! Christine!
Chapter XVI. Mme. Giry's Astounding Revelations as to Her Personal Relations with the Opera Ghost
Chapter XVII. The Safety-Pin Again
Chapter XVIII. The Commissary, The Viscount and the Persian
Chapter XIX. The Viscount and the Persian
Chapter XX. In the Cellars of the Opera
Chapter XXI. Interesting and Instructive Vicissitudes of a Persian in the Cellars of the Opera
Chapter XXII. In the Torture Chamber
Chapter XXIII. The Tortures Begin
Chapter XXIV "Barrels! ... Barrels! ... Any Barrels to Sell?"
Chapter XXV. The Scorpion or the Grasshopper: Which?
Chapter XXVI. The End of the Ghost's Love Story
Epilogue
Théophile Gautier
Clarimonde
The Mummy's Foot
William Hope Hodgson
The House on the Borderland
To My Father (Whose feet tread the lost aeons)
Author’s Introduction to the Manuscript
I. The Finding of the Manuscript
II. The Plain of Silence
III. The House in the Arena
IV. The Earth
V. The Thing in the Pit
VI. The Swine-Things
VII. The Attack
VIII. After the Attack
IX. In the Cellars
X. The Time of Waiting
XI. The Searching of the Gardens
XII. The Subterranean Pit
XIII. The Trap in the Great Cellar
XIV. The Sea of Sleep
XV. The Noise in the Night
XVI. The Awakening
XVII. The Slowing Rotation
XVIII. The Green Star
XIX. The End of the Solar System
XX. The Celestial Globes
XXI. The Dark Sun
XXII. The Dark Nebula
XXIII. Pepper
XXIV. The Footsteps in the Garden
XXV. The Thing From the Arena
XXVI. The Luminous Speck
XXVII. Conclusion
Grief
The Boats of the Glen Carrig
I. The Land of Lonesomeness
II. The Ship in the Creek
III. The Thing That Made Search
IV. The Two Faces
V. The Great Storm
VI. The Weed-Choked Sea
VII. The Island in the Weed
VIII. The Noises in the Valley
IX. What Happened in the Dusk
X. The Light in the Weed
XI. The Signals From the Ship
XII. The Making of the Great Bow
XIII. The Weed Men
XIV. In Communication
XV. Aboard the Hulk
XVI. Freed
XVII. How We Came to Our Own Country
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